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The Derbyshire LGR decision map. Image from One Derbyshire Two Councils.

Plans to replace 10 Derbyshire councils with 2 new larger ones, to be paused for a “rapid review”

A major Government decision to scrap Derbyshire’s 10 councils and replace them with two new, larger councils from 2028 is to be paused for a “rapid review”. Sources have confirmed to the Local Democracy Reporting Service that the decision to pause follows judicial reviews brought over the four council reshuffles agreed by the Government earlier this year. The 14 decisions made in July, including the reshuffle for Derby and Derbyshire’s 10 councils, will now be paused for a review, the […]

7 September 2026 26

Community Notices

Find out more about Derbyshire foster carers and be inspired!

From supporting babies and young children to caring for teenagers and siblings, Derbyshire County Council foster carers are making a difference every day. There is no one type of person who can foster, and no single fostering journey. Foster carers come from different backgrounds and have different experiences. They provide different types of care, but they all have one thing in common: they want to make a positive difference to a child’s life. Nikki has been fostering with the council […]

4 September 2026 20

Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Council faces ongoing external financial pressures despite improvements

Derbyshire County Council has revealed an improved financial position at the authority despite concerns from a study claiming councils are still facing external pressures and many will need to plug a combined multi-billion pound budget gap shortfall with more savings by the end of the next financial year. The BBC Shared Data Unit’s study, Councils’ Continuing Crisis, found that councils across the UK will still need to meet a combined £3.8bn budget gap by the end of the 2027-28 financial […]

4 September 2026 29

Derbyshire County Council headquarters at County Hall, Matlock. Photo by Eddie Bisknell.

Borough Wide

£16m to be set aside by Derbyshire councils for the initial costs of local government reorganisation

Derbyshire councils are to set aside more than £16 million for the initial costs of closing down their own organisations and creating new ones – including laying off many staff. A new report details the expected cost of abolishing Derbyshire’s 10 councils, including the county, city and eight districts and boroughs, and creating two new larger north and south replacements, will be £66 million. In a worst-case scenario – or “stretch case” – this could reach more than £81 million, […]

3 September 2026 29

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Borough Wide

Derbyshire dementia hotspot delays

Derbyshire is a regional hotspot for dementia, with some residents facing significantly longer delays for support than others. A Derbyshire County Council meeting this week heard how there are 9,850 people in the county and city diagnosed with dementia with a suspected further 5,000 people undiagnosed – totalling 15,000. The meeting was also told of a significant disparity between waiting lists for first contacts for dementia support and eventual diagnosis. In the northern half of the county, the average wait […]

2 September 2026 16

News

Derbyshire child death issues

Issues with staffing, capacity, treatment and communication played their part in the deaths of dozens of Derbyshire children and babies. A report discussed at a Derbyshire County Council meeting this week looked at the deaths of 66 children reviewed in the past year. Deaths of all children aged from birth to 18 are assessed with the aim of preventing future issues. The 66 deaths were all reviewed between 2024 and 2025, but some occurred several years before due to delays […]

2 September 2026 16

Borough Wide

Ilkeston man jailed for sexual abuse of children

An Ilkeston man has been jailed for more than two decades for sexually abusing three children. Ralph Fletcher, 35, of Barclay Court, was found guilty of 14 sexual offences against the children during a trial in May this year. The offences included rape, assault by penetration, and sexual touching. Ronald Fletcher, 37, of Welwyndale Road, Sutton Coldfield was also found guilty of two counts of sexual touching against one of the children, during the same trial A third defendant, Zoe […]

2 September 2026 19

Derbyshire

‘Major decision’ needed over the future control of a £7 billion Derbyshire pension fund

A major decision needs to be made over the future control of a £7 billion Derbyshire fund. Derbyshire County Council controls the £7.7 billion Derbyshire Pension Fund, paid into by all councils in the county and city, involving 100,000 members, including teachers, care home staff, cleaners, firefighters and police officers. However, from April 1st, 2028, the county council and nine of the other Derbyshire councils, including Derby city, are due to be scrapped, with two new authorities for the north […]

27 August 2026 23

Derby

75% of Derby and Derbyshire residents now signed up to the NHS App

Nearly three-quarters of people in Derby and Derbyshire are now registered to use the NHS App, following a surge in sign-ups over the last two years. In total, 748,597 people aged 13 and over registered with a Derby and Derbyshire GP practice are signed up to the app, with an average of 260,000 users each month. And 47% of users now have notifications switched on for their app, giving them important real-time updates for appointment reminders, repeat prescriptions, and test […]

26 August 2026 33

Derbyshire

Plans to replace 10 Derbyshire councils with 2 new larger ones, to be paused for a “rapid review”

Find out more about Derbyshire foster carers and be inspired!

Derbyshire County Council faces ongoing external financial pressures despite improvements

£16m to be set aside by Derbyshire councils for the initial costs of local government reorganisation

Derbyshire dementia hotspot delays

Derbyshire child death issues

Ilkeston man jailed for sexual abuse of children

‘Major decision’ needed over the future control of a £7 billion Derbyshire pension fund

75% of Derby and Derbyshire residents now signed up to the NHS App

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